Weekend Top 10

By Sarah Story, Citizen Events Editor 01/26/12

JANUARY 27
An art show and sale will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 27 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 28 at the former Embellish location, 5105 Lakeside Ave. Twenty one artists are participating including Jane Joyner, Karen Cantor, Nancy Cecere-LeBlanc, Dick Fowlkes and more. Refreshments will be served on Friday. For details, email Betty Lewis Smith at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Movie Night at Sweet Spot will feature the Adam Sandler movie “Bedtime Stories” at 7 p.m. All ages are invited to bring sleeping bags and pillows to watch the movie. Admission is free. Sweet Spot is located in West Broad Village near Whole Foods and CMOR. For details, call 360-7768 or visit http://www.shopsweetspot.com.
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Unity of Richmond and Karen Morris will present a community screening of “Miss Representation” at 7:30 p.m. at 800 Blanton Ave. “Miss Representation” exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. It includes stories from teenage girls and interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics such as Condoleeza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Gloria Steinem and more. Admission is $10. For details, call 278-6489.
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Barksdale’s “Bifocals Players” will present a staged reading of “A Mistaken Identity” at 1 p.m. at Barksdale Theatre at Willow Lawn. The performance is a melodrama of wit, romance and murder most foul. Bifocals Players produce shows starring actors age 55 and older. All ages are welcome to attend performances. Tickets are $5. For details, call 282-2620 or visit http://www.barksdalerichmond.org.

JANUARY 28
Learn about Henrico’s role in Civil War history and about daily life at Gen. Robert E. Lee’s headquarters from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Dabbs House Museum, 3812 Nine Mile Rd. There will be children’s activities, interpretive panels, tours and more. Admission is free. For details, call 652-3411.
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The 13th annual Virginia Dance Festival, to benefit the Children’s Hospital Foundation, will be held at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at James River High School. A silent auction will be held in the lobby during both shows. Tickets are $12 for ages 12 and up and $10 for ages 3-11. Tickets are only sold at the door the day of the show. For details, call 739-7600 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Bluegrass band The Seldom Scene, a D.C. based quintet, will perform at 7 p.m. at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd. Tickets are $25. For details, call 261-ARTS or visit http://www.artsglenallen.com.
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The Richmond Folk Music Society will present “We Shall Not Be Moved: Songs from America’s Labor Movement” at 8 p.m. at Congregation Or Ami, 9400 W. Huguenot Rd. Historian and musician Gregg Kimball, along with Sheryl Warner and Jackie Frost, will sing and discuss songs that grew out of the American Labor Movement and played a major part in shaping American history. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. For details, call 647-7856 or visit http://www.richmondfolkmusic.com.
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The Jazzercise Studio located at 8119 Staples Mill Rd. will host a Multi-Vendor Open House from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Guests can shop for Valentine’s and Easter gifts from popular companies such as Thirty-One, Silpada, Pampered Chef, Organo Gold Coffee, Tastefully Simple, Mary Kay, Scentsy, Party Lite and Dove Chocolate Discoveries. There will be specials and giveaways. Admission is free. Those unable to attend can place orders under the event name “Multi-Vendor Open House” at http://www.mythirtyone.com/mdsmith. For details, call 387-6269 or 249-5299.

JANUARY 29
The Hot Club of San Francisco will present “Cinema Vivant” at 3 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall at the University of Richmond. “Cinema Vivant” is a collection of vintage silent films accompanied by live gypsy swing. The featured films are “The Cameraman’s Revenge” (1912), a piece about the marital troubles of beetles, and “The Mascot” (1933), an adventure story about lost toys. Tickets are $32. For details, call 289-8980 or visit http://www.modlin.richmond.edu.

St. Joseph's Villa’s Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.

Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.

Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.

It’s going to be a cold weekend so if you’re headed out to the James River Parade of Lights or the Richmond Road Runners Club Toy Run 5K in Innsbrook, you’d better bundle up! If you’re looking for some indoor ways to celebrate the holidays, check out Three-Penny Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story for Christmas” or “To Drive the Cold Winter Away: An Irish Celebration of the Returning Light” at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Glen Allen. Also this weekend – the Henrico Theatre will show the holiday classic “Home Alone." For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.

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The Richmond West Breakfast Lions Club meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the E. Bruce Heilman Dining Center at the University of Richmond. Each meeting features breakfast and an interesting speaker. For details, call Pete Sizemore at 288-0999.
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